n. a sensation of being able to hear one’s own voice or breathing unusually loudly. It occurs most commonly in conductive *deafness, more rarely in *patulous Eustachian tube and *superior canal dehiscence syndrome.
adj. open or distended. A patulous Eustachian tube is abnormally open. Air passing the nasal end of the tube sucks air from the middle ear. This creates symptoms including a flapping sensation, *autophony, and a paradoxical sensation that the ear is blocked.... patulous
(SCDS) a rare condition characterized by sound- or pressure-induced vertigo (see Tullio phenomenon), hearing loss, *autophony, and a sense of fullness in the affected ear. It is associated with absence of the bone that normally lies over the superior *semicircular canal. Diagnosis involves computerized tomography and *vestibular evoked myogenic potential testing. Treatment involves surgery to repair the bony defect.... superior canal dehiscence syndrome
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